Rattle.



J. A. RYAN.

RATTLE.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY16, l9l5.

Patented 001;. 26, 1915.

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JOHN A. RYAN, or nor SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, Ass enon or onnnnnr T0 JAMES1N,ALDRIDGE,OFIHOTSPRJNGS,SOUTHIDAKOTAh BATTLE? Specification of LettersPatent. Patented], @0113, 26, 1915.

Application filed July 16, 1915. Serial No. 40,294.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. RYAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hot Springs, in the county of Fall River and State of SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rattles;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rattles andmore particularly to that type of rattle used for the purpose ofamusement, of infants.

Another object of this invention is to provide a rattle of novelconstruction, which is particularly attractive-to the eye and whichtained.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a rattle having anumber of exposed faces which will materially increase the soundproduced thereby.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forthin the following specification and accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a side view in elevationof a rattle constructed inaccordance with this invention showing the handle portion partiallybroken away. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 from another sidethereof. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional viewon line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 1.Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a detailperspective View of one of the elements making up the rattle, and Fig. 8is a fragmentary perspective View of the upper end of the handle.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1designates as an entirety, the handle provided with the gripping portion52 having formed at its-upper end, the reduced neck 3. This neckconnects the rectangular portion 4 with the gripping portion 2 and therectangular portion terminates at its upper end in the knob 5. Formedcentrally of the rectangular member 4: and extending from one facethereof is a suitable transversely extending flange 6, which acts as aretaining flange to hold the handle in the head of the rattle.

The rattle is formed of a plurality of elements best illustrated in Fig.7, which are designated generallv by the numeral 7 and each of theseelements comprises a body 8 having rounded ends 9. Formed at each endofthe body 8 are the upstanding portions 10 and formed intermediate theends of the body is a transversely extending flange 11. Both theupstanding portions 10 and the flange 11 extends from one face of thebody and when the various element are as sembled, the face from whichthese members 10 and 11 project is disposed inwardly.

In assembling the device, the strips are forced in place to form aplurality of cells or chambers 12 in which the balls or shot 13 is held.The strips are assembled so that their smooth faces 14 are disposedoutwardly and in such a way that the arcuate ends 9 project from themain body of the head of the rattle forming a plurality of semi-circularextensions giving the rattle an exceedingly odd and attractiveappearance.

In assembling the device, the several parts are forced into place andthe handle placed so as to project from the center of the device. Theballs are placed in position in their various chambers and due to thefact that there are provided eight separate chambers, each having sixfaces, which will be seen that the balls placed within the chambers willprovide forty-eight faces against which they may be impinged, therebyincreasing the sound made by the rattle, thus multiplying theeffectiveness of the device.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changesmay be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fallwithin the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A rattle comprising a head formed of a pluralityof interlocking strips, said strips providing, when in their interlockedposition a plurality of chambers, balls within the chambers and a handlesecured to the head and provided with a tongue engaging between two ofthe strips and thereby being held against movement With relation to theagainst the Walls when the rattleis shaken 10 head. to cause a sound.

2. A rattle of the character described com In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature prising'a head formed of a plurality of inin presence oftwo Witnesses.

terlocking strips, the Whole forming a cube 7 in general appearance andchambers formed JOHN B1 at each corner of the cube, the Walls of theWitnesses:

chambers forming sounding boards and" H. W. MORGAN,

means Within the chambers to be impinged ARTHUR J. MILFORD.

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. Washington, D. G.

